Arm weapon



July 4, 1944. Y E. J. STOLTZ ARM WEAPON Filed Feb. 4, 1945 Patented July 4, 1944' ARM WEAPON Edgar Joseph Stoltz, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor H. Kinkaid, Los Angeles,

of one-half to J. Calif.

Application February 4, 1943, Serial No. 474,675

2 Claims.

My invention relates to an arm weapon, and has for its principal object the provision of a relatively simple, practical and effective weapon adapted to be worn on the forearm so as to be used in hand to hand contact, and to serve as both an offensive and defensive weapon.

A further object of my invention is to provide a weapon of the character referred to that includes a blade mounted lengthwise upon a sleeve or wristlet-like member, the latter being positioned upon the wearers forearm between the wrist and elbow, and said blade being arranged on the outside on said sleeve and extending lengthwise thereof and occupying a position on the opposite side of the sleeve from the wearers body so as to eliminate possibility of accidental injuries to the wearer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a guard which may be detachably applied to the blade so as to protect the edge thereof while the weapon is not in actual service.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel fetures of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an arm weapon constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig, 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified construction.

Fig. 4 is a detailed section showing the cover and protector that is detachably applied to the blade.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, and particularly, to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, I designates a sleeve or wristlet-like member which may be formed of aluminum, or other light weight metal substantially oval in cross section, and having a length somewhat shorter than the distance between the wrist and elbow of the wearers arm. This member tapers gradually toward its forward end and formed in the bottom of said member is a longitudinally disposed slot l I. Both end edges of the member and the edges along the slot II are provided with beads [2, thus forming smooth finished edges which do not offer discomfort to the wearer.

Secured by spot welding or otherwise to the outside of member Ill and extending lengthwise thereon is a plate l3 of hard metal, and formed integral with and projecting outwardly from the lower edge thereof is a blade l4 having a sharpened outer edge I5.which gradually curves inward to meet the forward end of plate l3 at the forward end of the weapon. Inasmuch as the member is formed of more or less resilient metal, said member will expand readily to permit the wearers hand to be inserted through the small forward end of said member, and thus, the latter fits fairly snug upon the wearers arm with the blade extending lengthwise along the outer side of the forearm.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 3a, blade I9 is secured on the outer side of the sleeve-like member, and the forward end of this blade terminates in an outwardly curved point 20.

In Fig. 4, I have shown a blade guard which may be worn on the blade so as to protect the sharp edge thereof, which guard is composed of thin sheet metal, or the like, bent to form a narrow U-shaped member 22 with the side edges of said member bent to form tubular beads 23 which when the guard is applied to the blade engage in shallow grooves 24 that are formed in said blade adjacent the portion that is secured to the arm enclosing member.

When my improved weapons are worn on the forearms, they are particularly efiective where the wearer is engaged in close or face to face encounters with the enemy, and they serve as both an offensive and defensive weapon. Said weapons are especially effective in preventing the enemy from grabbing the arms and wrists of the wearer of the weapons. Further, the blades may be advantageously employed in cutting limbs, small trees and like growth, also for cutting vines and ropes used for camouflage purposes.

In some instances, it may be found advantageous to construct the sleeve-like members in the form of short cylinders of such size as to be conveniently worn on the arm above the elbow, and said cylinders carrying on their outer sides one or more blades. Further, the sleeve-like members may be equipped with outwardly projecting sharp spikes.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided an arm weapon that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended. 1

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved arm weapon may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An arm weapon comprising a one piece sleeve-like member composed of resilient material and adapted to be worn on the forearm said member provided with a longitudinally disposed slot to permit expansion and contraction of said member throughout its length, and a blade carried by said member.

2. An arm weapon as set forth in claim 1 and the forward end of which blade terminates in an outwardly curved sharpened hook.

EDGAR JOSEPH STOLTZ. 

